His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 27

The children’s hospital was a fun change, especially the way all the donated flowers filled in every vase of every room and more. We didn’t just stop there. We visited a few kids, and Gabriel even read a story to a bunch of them in the play area. There was a certain sparkle in his eyes when he picked a little girl up, and helped her braid her hair when she asked him to, and miserably failed at it, and I had to step in. My heart fluttered when he held a few month old crying baby in his arms securely cradling him, and the baby instantly stopped crying. I knew I was in trouble when I realised Gabriel Whitlock had a soft side that he concealed from the world so effortlessly, but hadn’t hesitated showing in front of me.

He thought I didn’t notice when he slipped away and sneakily brought out his chequebook and scribbled something with a few zeroes and his signature underneath.

I knew I was in serious trouble when sleeping was hard that night, and I dreamt more about the man at the end of the hallway sleeping next to me than his body doing things to me. That would’ve been a sweet bonus though.

It was also the first night I touched myself thinking of Gabriel. The first time without him watching, that is.

I had considered walking to his room naked under a robe and asking him to f*ck me like he had promised to, but chickened out at the last moment. My heart was having serious trouble recognising that my husband was my husband just for a few months more and I couldn’t fall for him, and I could not add sex to the mixture.

Sex that he was wonderful at..

Even as much as I wanted to, I couldn’t. Not that night at least, but I wasn’t sure how much longer I could hold out.

On Monday morning, I had my resignation letter printed out. I was required to give a two week notice, and I felt horrible doing this just after Drew, the head of my tear resigned.

After lunch, I visited Viktor’s office.

“I just wanted to hand in my two-week notice,” I told hum, handing over the letter when he asked me to come in.

His lips pursed. “I’d be lying if I say I didn’t expect

I expect this.”

“You did?”

“You’re Gabriel’s wife. Of course he wouldn’t let you work under me. Not with our history.”

“Your… history?”

“Oh, he didn’t tell you?” Viktor didn’t sound apologetic at all, even as he added, “I’m sorry I mentioned anything at all then, wasn’t my place.”

I nodded, smiled formally, and left his office, back to my desk. I knew he was trying to bait me, and it had worked. I knew Wales was a direct competitor of the Whitlock company and that Gabriel and Viktor often bumped heads, but I did not know there was some history that strained their relations, or that they even had a relation outside of work.

“So, you’re actually leaving?” James peeked from his desk to mine, pulling me out of his thoughts.

I nodded, fake pouting. “Husband’s orders,” I joked.

“Td happily take my husband’s orders if he was a hot billionaire with his own company too.”

I swatted his arm playfully. “Look at how attached you’ve grown to me in just a month. You’ll miss me.”

“I will.” He sighed, “Maybe you can convince the husband to employ both of us.”

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just shows bad faith in business. And, Viktor will understand.

to what Viktor had mentioned. James was inviting me for dinner that weekend at his house when Steve was planning yo cook when we exited the building after work, and I shocked

was sure if I looked at him, his mouth would be open, just like mine should have been, but being married to this man had taught me to expect the unexpected. “He’s the husband? He’s so much hotter than you told

James, I called him softly as I walked ahead. Gabriel straightened, walking towards

babe. My husband greeted

him. Babe? He had never called me babe. Raby, yes, once, when my mouth was stuffed

for a meeting?” I asked,

He chuckled. He chuckled. Gabriel never chuckles. He never laughs. Ha rarely even smiles. Im just picking up my wife from work. Do I need a reason to

lips onto mine. I froze, and before I could even process

just stared at the man,

he was looking past my shoulder. “Is that your friend, babe? Won’t you introduce

This show he

Was he jealous?

He seemed jealous…

is James. In fact, James was just inviting us

a work dinner

in a smile. “You can go for that. I can go for dinner with

push

in a nonsense tone. “You can join

his voice suddenly stern as he turned to my poor friend, glare

is the one who’s going to be cooking, so I’ll just check

said,

“Bye James, see you

was nice to meet him, and walked

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as James was gone, and he glared

you for this,

the one who went all caveman as

actually rolled my eyes. “Now get in, we

of the car, and Gabriel got in

submit

my two-weeks

supposed to

did,” I said, firmly, “But I have

I heard him mumble

you